Disability Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Disability Federation of Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details DFI Pre-Budget Submission 2023

Intended results Funding for disability across a range of areas in Budget 2023

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Dolan, Emer Begley

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members 1 mass mailout sent to all Oireachtas Members on 27/09 post Budget announcement to highlight cost of disability issues and calling for the €500 cost of disability payment to become a permanent, annual payment (in line with press release available on DFI website: https://www.disability-federation.ie/news/press-releases/2022/09/27/onceoff-measures-in-budget-2023-will-not-address-t/)

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

9 mailouts including DFI's Pre-Budget Submission sent on 07/09 to the members of the following Oireachtas Committees: - Committee on Disability Matters - Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration - Committee on Health - Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands - Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage - Committee on Budgetary Oversight - Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach - Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment - Committee on Gender Equality

Virtual Meeting (1)

1 Virtual Meeting: Attended the Sinn Féin post-Budget Dáil motion on 03/10

Letter (1)

1 open letter published in the Irish Times on 26/09 and co-signed by: Suzanne Connolly (CEO, Bernardos), Alison Harnett (CEO, National Federation of Voluntary Bodies), Sharon Harty (Acting CEO, National Voluntary Drug and Alcohol Sector), Fiacre Hensey (CEO, National Community Care Network), Cathrine Kenny (Chair, Dublin Homeless Network), Wayne Stanley (Head of Policy and Communications, Simon Communities of Ireland), Deirdre Garvey (CEO, The Wheel) Irish Time article link: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2022/09/26/budget-and-voluntary-bodies-in-crisis/

Designated public officials lobbied

There were no DPOs directly lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area.